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Asian Elephant Diminishing Numbers

CHIANG MAI - FEB 27 2006: Controlled burns mark the start of the dry season in the hills above Elephant Nature Park. The park is a private venture started up as a sanctuary for older and abused elephants that previously worked in logging operations or in tourist shows. The controlled burns clear underbrush and provide rich soils for farmers to plant in. Asian elephants - strong, social, and intelligent - have been trained for thousands of years for use in transportation, labor, and ritual. In Thailand, Elephants are of immense cultural importance, but their numbers are shockingly plummeting. In 1905, there were over 100,000 elephants in this land - now they are estimated at less than 5,000, of which barely half are in the wild. (Photo by Logan Mock-Bunting)

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Disappearing Asian Elephants
CHIANG MAI - FEB 27 2006: Controlled burns mark the start of the dry season in the hills above Elephant Nature Park. The park is a private venture started up as a sanctuary for older and abused elephants that previously worked in logging operations or in tourist shows. The controlled burns clear underbrush and provide rich soils for farmers to plant in. Asian elephants - strong, social, and intelligent - have been trained for thousands of years for use in transportation, labor, and ritual. In Thailand, Elephants are of immense cultural importance, but their numbers are shockingly plummeting. In 1905, there were over 100,000 elephants in this land - now they are estimated at less than 5,000, of which barely half are in the wild. (Photo by Logan Mock-Bunting)
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